Symptoms: NAUSEA, lightheaded, loss of balance, upset stomach, constipation, fatigue, loss of appetite, miss periods or sporadic periods, anxiety, irritability, feeling like the room is spinning or when I'm sitting or laying down, like bed or chair is shaking.
I'm an active 25 year old female. I have a relatively clean health history (gall bladder removed when I was 14, herniated discs when I was 20) I've been dealing with these worsening symptoms since June when I attended my friends graduation and went to dinner afterward to celebrate. I ate seafood paella and bread at dinner and on the way home I had to pull over to a Dunkin Donuts with an upset stomach, feeling nauseous, lightheaded, and feeling like I had to either vomit or poop but I couldn't do either. I attributed it to bad seafood and my dad had to come get me from an hour away because I couldn't drive.
From June-November I have been experiencing these symptoms increasingly. I had a blood panel done and everything is normal. No allergies present. I tried cutting out gluten and I felt less foggy. But I still have severe episodes, typically in the middle of the night, where I wake up with severe belly pain and feeling like I need to vomit (out of 10 or so of these episodes, I've only ever vomited once). I usually get ready to vomit and immediately the feeling to vomit dissipates and I have to go to the bathroom, but I'm constipated and it's painful. Last time, I had very hard, dry stools and then I expelled water for about 20 minutes. During this entire time, I was shaking and SWEATING severely (like drops of sweat on the floor, I soaked though my t shirt.)
Another factor of note is I noticed these incidents occur around my irregular period. Either the end of the third week of my pill pack (always) or I will have an episode and the following day I will start bleeding for a day or two. I have painful cramps and usual menstrual symptoms, such as acne breakouts and I become extremely hormonal (like, yelling at my boyfriend for silly things and crying over everything, not like me at all.)
On the "good" days, I am still nauseous and constipated with absolutely no appetite. I'm only prompted to eat when I feel sluggish.
I'm seeing a second opinion for a gynecologist. My regular doctor prescribed me pericolace for the constipation. I take wellbutrin for the anxiety and I take a swig of Pepto Bismal almost every night before bed to try and avoid a mid-night episode. I'm still avoiding gluten, but the other night I had a bite of a hamburger with the bun on without thinking and I felt fine.
PLEASE HELP. I feel written off, it's affecting my relationships, I'm so sick of feeling like this. At least help me with dealing with the symptoms and the episodes that are unbearable.